I'm so glad I found this solace of a novel in a pile of forgotten books in a shabby provincial bookstore i occasionally wander into whenever I feel yearning for the smell and feel of old paper books. I loved the idea and I adored the execution. the juxtaposition of the daughter's narrative and the father's letters, various layers of stories - stories one tells one's loved ones, stories one tells strangers, stories one tells oneself, and stories one tells the reader are woven together so seamlessly you could almost hear the characters' voices talking to you as if you are old unfeigned friends